Ardhakathanak 366

366

so Banārasī kī gati bhaī. phiri āī daridratā naī.
barasa ḍeṛha laũ nāce bhale. hvai khālī ghara kaũ uṭhi cale. //

Such was the fate of Banārasī: a new poverty returned once more.
For a year and a half he had danced merrily; now, empty-handed, he set out for home.